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Deluge in Brazil kills at least 36 people as dozens are missing

Flooding killed at least 36 people in Brazil following a huge weekend downpour, and hundreds of rescuers spent Monday searching for survivors of landslides and flooding. The weather event happened along the coast of Brazil’s southern state Sao Paulo.  In the city of Sao Sebastiao alone, 35 people were reported …

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Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf doing well after heart surgery

Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf is doing well after undergoing a planned surgical procedure “in the heart area,” the palace said Monday. The surgery “went according to plan and the King is doing well,” the royal household said. “The king thanks for all the support and the warmth shown to …

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Israel prison reforms would block convicted terrorists from making their own bread, cut shower times: report

JERUSALEM—Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced sweeping reforms to reverse allegedly cushy prison conditions for convicted Palestinian terrorists, sparking protests from the terrorist movement Hamas and prisoners. Ben-Gvir said he wants to “ensure that the murderers of Jews are not getting better conditions,” adding Palestinian prisoners should no longer …

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